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D13 budget discussion focuses on programming By Mark Dionne
ing topics – and instructions to change portions of the budget, would dominate the Budget discussion at the meeting. This year, BOE Chair Kerfirst Board of Education meeting since the presentation of rie Flanagan organized the the proposed 2016-2017 bud- budget meetings around topget took shape differently ics. Instead of a free-for-all led by BOE members, at the than in previous years. In the past, the first meet- Feb. 24 meeting, three admining after the presentation of istrators discussed programthe budget became the first ming, the first topic. Lyman Principal Tom Ford opportunity for BOE members to raise questions, and gave a presentation on Reada series of queries – jump- er’s Workshops. Town Times
A map created by Duncan Milne shows property owners who have signed a petition opposing re-zoning along Durham’s Main Street. The Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled two presentations about public opinion and town planning. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
Main Street fears persist prior to P&Z presentation By Mark Dionne Town Times
Durham’s Planning and Zoning Commission scheduled two dates to present the results of feedback exercises concerning the future of Durham. The events, scheduled for Wednesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Durham Firehouse, will quantify the opinions expressed by Durham residents in a well-attended charrette on Feb. 13 and in a subsequent online poll. P&Z Chair Frank DeFelice told the Town Times that the presentations will be conducted by the vice-pres-
ident of Fitzgerald and Halliday, the planning firm that conducted the charrette. According to DeFelice, both presentations will have the same content and a Q&A period. DeFelice said that FHI was impressed with Durham’s participation. Durham’s P&Z has been preparing an update to the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development and exploring opening the central portion of the town’s Main Street to properties that mix commercial and residential uses, termed mixed-use. That idea had provoked consistent opposition from some Main Street residents at town meetings, in peti-
tions, and online. At the Feb. 29 Board of Selectman’s meeting, Main Street resident Duncan Milne said he felt “betrayed” by the process and a P&Z commission that he called “impenetrable to our comments.” According to Milne, he was assured by First Selectman Laura Francis and DeFelice that Main Street was not being singled out for mixed-use. Francis responded to Milne, “What I assured you ... was that there was no imminent vote on zone change.” The expiration of See Fears / Page 2
In the culvert underneath Lake Shore Drive in Middlefield, water has washed away the material beneath the walls. Middlefield officials hope a state STEAP grant will fund the culvert’s replacement, as well as related projects. | Photo Credit: Town of Middlefield
Middlefield goes for Lake Beseck STEAP grant By Mark Dionne
sues in the Lake Beseck neighborhood. The town proposes to reThe town of Middle- place the culvert underneath field has applied for a Small Lake Shore Drive as well as Town Economic Assistance the 42-inch reinforced conProgram grant to help with water and road safety isSee STEAP / Page 3 Town Times
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Government Meetings Durham Monday, March 7 Board of Finance Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 6 p.m. Historic District, Library, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 Town Green Revitalization Project, Library, 5 p.m. Conservation Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Economic Development Commission, Durham Activity Center, 7 p.m. Library Board of Trustees, Library, 7:30 p.m. Durham Volunteer Fire Company, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 Board of Education, Strong school, 7 p.m. Planning and Zoning, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 10 Board of Assessment Appeals, Town Hall, 5:30 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 Board of Finance Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 8 a.m. Board of Assessment Appeals, Town Hall, 9 a.m. Monday, March 14 Public Safety Renovations Planning Committee, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m. Inland Wetlands, Library, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 Board of Finance, Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 Board of Education, Strong school, 7 p.m. Planning & Zoning, Library, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17 Board of Finance Budget
Meeting, Town Hall, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 Economic Development Commission, Durham Activity Center, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 Senior Citizen Board, Durham Activity Center, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 Ethic’s Commission, Library, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 Joint Board Commission Meeting, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Board of Student Achievement, Superintendent’s Office, 7 p.m.
Board of Education, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10 Board of Finance, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 15 Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 Board of Education, 7 p.m. Inland Wetlands and Watercourses, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 17 DMIAAB, Middlefield Community Center, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 Economic Development
Middlefield Monday, March 7 Board of Selectmen, Middlefield Community Center, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 Planning & Zoning, 6:30 p.m.
Fears Durham’s POCD in June is imminent on the calendar. The POCD itself is not the zoning rules but the guidelines for the rules. Milne said that the Historic District Commission, on which he serves, sent a unanimous statement to P&Z opposing any zoning changes to central Main Street. “Our statement here is radically opposed to everything in their [P&Z’s] minutes,” Milne said. Milne called the schedule for the POCD update “insane” and thought it blocked public input. The schedule has also been a concern within the P&Z commission. DeFelice said, “We’re working pretty diligently to make the deadline.” P&Z has requested clarification from the BOS about the deadline and the ramifications of missing it. DeFelice said that he hopes to send the POCD to the selectmen by the end of March, later than originally planned. The timing, according to DeFelice, allows P&Z members to take into consideration feedback from the public. “Absolutely,” DeFelice said. “I’d rather have the commissioners have time to discuss and deliberate with the information received.” Public input to the process
Taylor, is also member of the Historic District Commission, said that he got a very positive response when he handed out petitions at the transfer station opposing re-zoning. Williams handed out 75 petitions in two hours and said he got permission from the staff, possibly against policy. Williams noted the opposition and told the BOS, “It’s not a healthy situation we have here.”
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was also brought up during public comment at P&Z’s Feb. 17 meeting. Other topics that came up at that meeting, which lasted more than three hours, included recusal of commission members, the recording of meetings, and the schedule. The P&Z, who are elected officials, is charged with creating the POCD and the BOS eventually votes to accept or reject it. Commenting on the difficulty of public influence on the process, Mary Elizabeth Taylor told the BOS, “It feels very much not like a democracy.” Chip Williams who, like
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M i d d l e f i e l d r e c e i ve d a $250,000 STEAP grant in 2012 and an additional $131,000 in 2014 for the Miller Road bridge repair. In 2014, the town had also requested, but did not receive, a $395,000 grant to improve the water quality at Lake Beseck. Grants are awarded in three or four rounds, usually in late spring or summer, following the state’s Bond Commission meetings. If the project moves forward, Bailey said it would be done in the summer of 2017.
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the roadway.” According to a 2015 study, the Lake Shore culvert handles a 150-acre watershed. The grant reads, “Some of the water within the junction structure appears to run-out beneath the walls and not through the RCP [reinforced concrete pipe]. This has caused sinkholes in the yard of an adjacent downstream private residence, producing more sediment to the lake.” Sediment in Lake Beseck has been an issue in recent years. During the lake’s recent draw down, the town spent $35,000 to remove sediment, including about 650 cubic yards from the discharge area of the Lake Shore culvert. Part of the project would be to install a stormwater particle separator to remove
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Sports Coginchaug girls take part in some early ‘March Madness’ By Alan Pease The Coginchaug girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a couple of wins, then started the Shoreline tournament with a win – a pretty good week. Monday, Feb. 15, in a school holiday afternoon start, the girls hosted the 6-12 Warriors of Valley Regional in a game that wasn’t decided until the final seconds. The game was close all the way, with the teams tied at 11 after one period, and Coginchaug trailing 23-20 at the half, but leading 39-36 entering the final period.
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The Devils got out to a 4436 lead early in the final period, but the Warriors crept back and with two minutes left in the game, took a 49-48 lead. After that, it was a matter of which team could hang on to the ball, as each squad had key steals, and each missed scoring opportunities. But with 1:30 left, Amy Arcari hit one of two from the charity stripe to tie the score, and after another Valley miss, and a Devil turnover, Larissa Cade stole the ball near half court, and was fouled with 4.4 seconds remaining. Cade missed the first, and in an unusual move, Coginchaug coach Chris Watson called a timeout before the second attempt, maybe to give her a chance to settle down or maybe to discuss strategy for either a hit or a miss. Whatever it was, it worked,
as Cade knocked down the second attempt for the 50-49 lead. Valley did manage to inbound the ball, but never got a good look at the basket, as the Devils came away with the win. Cade led the Devils with 20 points, adding four each of rebounds and steals. Alana Beckert scored 12 points, was the leading rebounder, with seven, and had a steal. Jessica King scored seven, adding three rebounds and two steals. Ginny Benbow scored six, also contributing a rebound and a steal. Madeline Montz and Carly Lane each scored two, with Montz adding three rebounds and two steals and Lane adding a rebound. Arcari scored that one big point, and grabbed three boards. For Valley, Carly Thompson scored 12, and Alexis Finnerty and Francesca Daniels each
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scored 11. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the local girls hosted the 6-13 Cougars of Haddam-Killingworth. The Devils started a little slow in this one, as they trailed 8-9 after one period, but outscored H-K by 10 in the second to take a 22-13 halftime lead. The Cougars did manage to cut into the lead in the third, but still trailed by a 2821 count, and Coginchaug put a little more distance in the score in the final period to win by a 40-31 tally. Cade led the Devils with 13 points, with King adding 11, Beckert eight, Arcari five and Benbow three points. For H-K, Alyx Stevenson scored 12 points. Coginchaug finished the regular season with 13-7 record overall, and an 11-6 record in the Shoreline Conference, which gave them a number four seed and a home game in the SLC tournament. There, on Saturday, Feb. 20, the Coginchaug girls hosted the fifth seeded White Knight of Westbrook in the quarterfinals. Coginchaug basically won the game in the first period, powering ahead to a 15-5 lead. The Knights did make inroads in both the second and third period, but the Devils still led by a 24-18 count at the half, and 30-28 entering the final period. Fortunately for the Devils, they were able to expand that tenuous lead in the final period to come out with a 43-36 victory. Cade carried the Devils, scoring 25 of their 43 points. Beckert added eight, Benbow four, and King, Lane and Arcari each netted two. Savannah Marshall scored 20 points for Westbrook.
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Camp, and administrators John Kuczo, Trish Witkin and Steve Baldwin will receive the 2016 Merit Awards. The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. in The Cabaret Theater the Mohegan Sun Convention Center and is open to the public and the media. Wally Camp is one of 13 Connecticut high school basketball coaches to pile up more than 500 victories in his career as he led Durham (now Coginchaug) High School to 508 wins during his career. He directed the team to one CIAC Championship, 11 Shoreline League titles, and earned numerous awards including a Gold Key from the Connecticut Sportswriters Alliance. — Press Release
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The CIAC will kick-off a weekend of basketball championships culminating the “Run to the Sun” with the 2016 Boys and Girls State Basketball Championships Dedication at The Cabaret Theater at the Mohegan Sun on Saturday, March 19. The dedication ceremony on Saturday will begin the weekend of basketball at 9 a.m. by honoring eight entities which have made significant contributions to high school basketball in Connecticut. The administrators and staff from Mohegan Sun has been chosen for the 2016 CIAC Boys & Girls Basketball Dedication Award. In addition officials Hy Ruwet and Peter Gerardi, coaches Lisa Hodges and Walter
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Faith Community supper - A free community supper is scheduled for Sunday, March 13, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St. Boy Scout Troop 27 plans to prepare the meal, dessert provided by the church. All members of the community are welcome. Services – The Church of the Epiphany, Episcopal, 196 Main St., Durham, schedules Sunday worship service of the Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. All people of faith are welcome and receive communion. Coffee and fellowship immediately follows. All are welcome. Christian Education The Church of the Epiphany, Episcopal, schedules Young People’s Christian Formation (Christian Education) classes for Sunday at 9:30 a.m. using a program based on multi-intelligence theory and is designed to appeal to children with many different learning styles to learn at their age level. Children gather at the beginning of
the service to meet in the various themed rooms, then join their family in the sanctuary to receive communion together. Prayer Group – The Church of the Epiphany, Episcopal, schedules a Prayer Group (aka “Mustards Seeds”) Wednesdays, 7 p.m., for people to gather, offer prayers for people they love, and spend time together in the presence of the Holy Spirit. All are welcome.
United Churches of Durham Services - The United Churches of Durham schedules Sunday worship for 10 a.m. Holy Communion, open to all, is scheduled for the first Sunday of each month. The church is located at 228 Main St. All are welcome. Christian Education - The United Churches of Durham schedules Christian Education classes for Sundays, 9 to 9:45 a.m., before intergenerational worship at 10 a.m. This gives children, young adults and adults their own time to learn, then to attend worship
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Obituaries DURHAM — Martha “Marty” (Grabowski) Halligan, 73, of Durham, wife of the late James F. Halligan, Jr., died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, after battling cancer for over three years, surrounded by her family and friends at Masonicare, Wallingford. She was born in Dorchester, Mass., daughter of the late Stanley and Martha (Gordka) Grabowski. Marty worked at several retail stores and was a familiar face within the community. Martha is survived by four sons, James Halligan and his wife, Pamela, of Durham, Scott Halligan and his wife, Kerry, of Wallingford, John Halligan, of Milford, and Robert Halligan and his wife, Jennifer, of Durham; brothers, Stanley Grabowski, of Fort Myers, Fla., John Grabowski, of East Bridgewater, Mass., Paul Grabowski, of Weymouth, Mass.; sisters, Elizabeth Basford and Mary Ann Kenneally, both of Rockland, Mass.; 11 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 5, at 10:30 a.m. at Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver St., Middletown. Burial will be in the State Veteran’s Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday, March 4, at Biega Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Those who wish may send memorial contributions to Middlesex Cancer Center, c/o Office of Philanthropy, 28 Crescent St., Middletown, CT 06457. To share memories or express condolences online please visit www.biegafuneralhome.com.
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Winter Market - Dudley Farm Museum, 2351 Durham Road, North Guilford, has scheduled its winter market for the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Munger Barn. The market features baked goods, eggs, handmade crafts, jams and jellies, naturally-raised meats, pickles, winter vegetables and more. For more information, call 203-457-0770. Meeting - The Durham American Legion Post 184 is scheduled to meet Saturday, March 5, 10 a.m., at the Durham Library. All veterans are welcome. For more information, contact Bob Francis at rfranwp80@yahoo.com.
Sunday, March 6 Hike - Women of the Woods has scheduled a hike
to Mica Ledges in Durham on Sunday, March 6, 1 to 4 p.m. The hike, 2 to 4 miles, with some steep sections, is for women only. Registration is required. For more information and to RSVP, contact Lucy Meigs at 860-395-7771 or Lucy@womenofthewoods. org.
Friday, March 11 Tot Time - MOMS Club of Durham/Middlefield has scheduled Tot Times for Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Durham and Middlefield babies, toddlers and children are welcome. No registration required. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@ gmail.com.
Saturday, March 12 CAT - Coginchaug Area Transition has scheduled its third annual tree pruning with Allan Poole for Saturday, March 12, 10 a.m., at 220 Jackson Hill Road, Middlefield. Bring loppers, clippers, hand saw or just come for a hands-on fruit tree pruning demonstrating. Dress for the weather. No snow date. Free, all are welcome. For more information, call 860-539-1466. See Calendar / Page 12
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School concussion reporting shows wide disparity in data
Spring always saw my mother furiously scrubbing every inch of the house. Moving furniture. Climbing up step ladders to reach the high places. “This is something you will have to do when you get married,” she said more times than I could count. “Spring cleaning.” Yeah, that never really took. Not to mention the fact that it didn’t make marriage look all that enticing. It’s just that when the days once again become mellow, staying indoors and scrubbing and dusting holds no appeal for me whatsoever. Kicking off my shoes and sitting amidst the flowers – now that’s something I can get behind. So I don’t kid myself. There will be no noticeable spring cleaning in my abode. Dust bunnies, you are all safe. Really though, I do need to do something about the mountains of paperwork that have taken up residence. I hate paperwork, so I don’t understand why it would want to stay where it is not wanted. But stay it does, and not only that, I believe it reproduces at night when I am sleeping, because there always seems to be so much of it. Oh, I make valiant stabs at clearing it out every now and then. Well, maybe not so much valiant. I just put all the piles into one big pile. It
By Eric Vo
Special to the Town Times
When Greg Ferry played football at Cheshire High doesn’t really solve anything, how managed to escape my School in the early-to-mid attention by snuggling in but it looks better. 1990s, the potential long-term with the other rascals. And On the rare occasions health risks associated with I’m always looking for some concussions were not known when I have waded through important paper or other. “I these piles, which seem to as they are today. know it’s here somewhere,” be everywhere, it has been “I look back on me as an quite an adventure. It has, by I say, to calm myself down athlete in high school and (which never works). Some- college and we weren’t trackthat time, been years since the previous such undertak- times I find it, sometimes I ing and charting it,” said don’t. You’d think, with all ing, and I feel like I’ve just Ferry, the current Southingthese mishaps, that I’d become across a time capsule. ton High School athletic dicome a bit more organized Little bits of information rector. “We’re doing a much in the paper department. that seemed so important better job understanding and You’d think. back then, but turned out getting the information out ... And let’s not forget all the I’m pleased with where we’ve to be rather useless in the notes I leave myself on index come with this.” grand scheme of things. cards. They, too, have a life Classes I thought I would School districts around the of their own. But there’s so take, and didn’t. Natural state are now tracking stusupplements that I was sure many things to remember, dent concussions after a state and I cannot trust my wee would keep me in tip-top law requiring the informanoggin to remember any of shape until I’m at least 100, tion went into effect in July them. So they have taken but I never ordered. Appar2014. The mandate requires ently I hold onto everything. their cue from the mounds schools to record each conI’ve even found phone num- of paperwork, and have seen cussion, the circumstances bers of people that I cannot, fit to sprawl themselves out in which the injury occurred for the life of me, remember. on all my counters, including and how long students were the one in the bathroom, and out of school. If a concussion And I have called them up and asked, “Who are you?” I some of those little sneaks happened outside of school have actually made their really have. but a doctor diagnoses the way to my car. On the bright concussion and sends a note This ongoing battle with the paperwork does not usu- side, though, I never miss an to the school to excuse an abappointment, or a social ocally go well for me. I have sence, the concussion is reoccasionally been late paycorded. The data is then sent ing a bill, because it someSee Carr / Page 9 to the state Department of Education. Data collected for schools Letters to the Editor across the state showed Letters Policy Cheshire students suffered the fifth most concussions startup collections for the The Town Times will Real pals of any school district with entire community at the only accept and publish 121 during the 2014-15 school Durham Library. letters that are 300 words To the editor: year. Fairfield had the highPat Murawski or less. We reserve the P.A.L.S. thanks the many est number, with 434 diagP.A.L.S. president right to edit letters or to friends of the Durham Linosed concussions. In the not publish a letter. brary who contributed to area, Southington reported Letters should contain the success of our fundraiser – the restaurants, caterers, Everybody’s front yard contact information, in- 114 diagnosed concussions; Meriden reported 54; and cluding, full name, adtown crews, businesses; our To the editor: Wallingford reported 91. dress and phone number. volunteers – especially those Historic Main Street is According to the Centers Only your name and town who set up, decorate, clean the first thing that people for Disease Control and Prewill be published. up and serve during the see when passing through vention, a concussion is a Send letters to news@ event; and to everyone who Durham. It’s everybody’s type of traumatic brain intowntimes.com or Town attended. front yard. jury caused by a “bump, Times, P.O. Box 915, MeWith this support, P.A.L.S. So why all of those homeblow, or jolt to the head that riden, CT 06450. provides funding for procan change the way your grams, museum passes and See Letters / Page 9
Diagnosed concussions for 2014-15 school year • Cheshire: 121 • Southington: 114 • Wallingford: 91 • North Haven: 73 • Meriden: 54 • Regional District 13: 46 • Plainville: 44 • Berlin: 25 Courtesy of the Connecticut Department of Education
brain normally works.” Concussions can also occur from a fall or a blow to the body that causes the head and brain to move quickly back and forth, according to the agency. While they can have short-term effects, more recent research shows severe or repetitive concussions can result in long-term brain injuries. With the exception of Southington, a majority of diagnosed concussions in the area occurred outside of school. There were 77 concussions outside of school in Cheshire; four in Meriden; 38 in Wallingford; and 40 in Southington. The bulk of concussions in Southington occurred during interscholastic athletics, with 45 diagnosed cases. In the area, athletic directors within the school system handle data collection of concussions that occurred during any sport. Because the data reported to the state accounts for every concussion reported from the school system, typically a nurse will handle the data collection. One possible reason behind the numbers in the data can be the awareness of conSee Concussion / Page 10
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School Notes
THIS MIGHT TAKE A WHILE
Dean’s list Bentley University, Massachusetts - Caroline Gervais of Durham. Goodwin College - Kimberly Marshall of Durham, Olga Chambers-Maher of Middlefield. Roger Williams University, Rhode Island - John Yusza of Middlefield; Amelia Bianchi of Durham.
Discarding Records The Pupil Services Office of Regional School District 13 is scheduled to destroy the confidential special education records of all former students from the class of 2009. This action is allowed by State Regulations per authority of the State of Connecticut Office of Public Records Administration and Federal Regulation 34 CFR 300.573. Copies of these special education confidential records of all former students are available following submission of a written request by the student before June 14. Letters should be written to Amy Emory, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Regional School District 13, P.O. Box 190, 135A Pickett Lane, Durham, CT 06422. Rain and high winds overnight on Tuesday, Feb. 23 knocked down trees and caused power outages in Durham and Middlefield. This tree took down the powerlines leading to Stagecoach Road in Durham. | Ken Byrne / Submitted
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Carr casion in which I would like to partake. You want me at your house this Saturday for high tea? I’m there. My index card will make sure of it. At the end of this past year I had the best of inten-
tions. On New Year’s Day I was going to go through every bit of paperwork. Every bit! You know, a fresh start and all that. I did no such thing. I watched TV and read. And I’m not even going to kid myself that this will be part of some springtime
decluttering ritual. Past experience tells me otherwise. Nope, I will be barefoot, sitting among the flowers. I’m waving the white flag. The paperwork wins. Diana Carr, a resident of Durham, is the author of “Everyday Things: A Year
that houses on Main Street could support both offices and living quarters. Some already do. They’re called home occupations, perfectly legal because owners live there. Owner-occupied is the key to careful maintenance. The Historic District Commission is unanimously opposed to the mixed use zone concept. Its 40-year
existence has seen vast improvements in Main Street properties. Major homeowner investments would not have happened without the dual protection of the residential zone and the Historic District. It’s your front yard. Let’s keep it looking proud. Ona McLaughlin Durham
of Reflection on Just About Everything.” This collection of her columns is available
on Amazon. You can e-mail Diana at princessdi7@sbcglobal.net.
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made signs asking you to save our historic street? Main Street residents recently learned that, for almost a year, the Planning & Zoning Commission has been discussing a possible Main Street zone change from residential to mixed commercial/residential use. P&Z minutes espouse the idea
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cussions, according to Kathy Neelon, the nurse coordinator in Wallingford. “It’s being diagnosed more readily now than in the past because people are looking for it, which is a great thing,” said Kathy Neelon, Wallingford’s nurse coordinator. In most Wallingford cases, the concussions were resolved within a week to 14 days, Neelon said. The statistic remained true throughout the area. In Cheshire, 106 of 121 students diagnosed with a concussion missed less than five days of school, although one student missed more than 120 school days. Southington had 41 of 114 students diagnosed miss less than five days and 38 of 91 in Wallingford. Meriden school officials did not
report the length of time missed from school, according to Abbe Smith, director of communications at the state Department of Education. While there were 91 concussions in Wallingford, Neelon said she didn’t find the number concerning because of the size of the school system. Wallingford has over 6,000 students enrolled, Neelon said. “We just started collecting the data and physicians are also diagnosing it more. I wouldn’t say it’s alarming; it’s something we see like other things, like colds and viruses,” she said. “... Do I think 90 concussions is great? No, zero would be great, but it’s unrealistic when students are participating in activities in school and out of school.” Neelon said she will continue to monitor the
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concussion data, adding modifications can be made if children are getting hurt in the same activity. Michael Grove, the associate superintendent for finance and administration in Meriden, echoed Neelon, adding the first batch of data represents a baseline to be compared to future years. “We’re just starting to gather the data. It’s something new to the district and it’s something we’ll watch over the years and how we’re trending, especially in secondary schools,” Grove said. “Right now, for the first year’s data, I’m not concerned.” Wallingford’s Board of Education formally adopted a new policy and regulation for concussion management for student sports at a recent meeting. Despite this, Neelon said there has been a concussion protocol in place in the school system for years. “We use the same tool that the CDC puts out, where we assess the student right after the concussion,” Neelon said, adding if the student exhibits symptoms, they’re referred
to a doctor. “... They’re evaluated by a physician and it’s determined based on the symptoms. The only way you can determine if there is a concussion is based on symptoms.” Coaches also receive education and training on concussions in the area school systems. Some school systems also require a parent to sign a document saying they received and read information on concussions before their child can participate in a sport. There is an emphasis to keep coaches and trainers up to date on training and to get as much information out to parents and student athletes as possible. “We’re constantly educating our parent groups (in Southington), our coaches and student athletes,” Ferry said. “We’re doing a lot to really educate and we’re ahead of the curve.” The data will continue to be monitored by legislative committees, according to State Sen. Danté Bartolomeo, who is also the chairwoman
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of the Committee on Children. The data will inform the committee if and where changes are needed, Bartolomeo said. “Our hope is education will lead to prevention or early identification. We need to look at those trends,” said Bartolomeo, who introduced the concussion legislation with Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington. “... We will continue to look at the data and think of the best way to protect youth athletes.” While Bartolomeo said she believed the number of concussions reported around the state was a concern, she added she was unsure if the numbers would increase or decrease in the future. Whether or not changes occur at the state level, they can still happen at the local level if school officials deem necessary. Neelon noted more information is being learned about concussions each year, which could result in changes to law and local regulations and policies. Any attention on concussions, she said, is important. “It’s good to be looking at that because of the heightened awareness of this issue now,” Neelon said. “It’s an evolving science. We’re learning more and more about concussions. We’re getting good at diagnosing them more and tending to treat them.”
Deb Vynalek, of Durham, has purchased Core Club & 24/7 Gym from its founder, Cheryl Salva. Core Club is a full service fitness center offering group exercise classes including Power Yoga, Boxing, Core HIIT, Body Barre, TRX and Music & Motion for ages 1 to 5, Weight Loss Challenge, a 24/7 gym, personal training and more. Vynalek has over 20 years in the fitness business and will immediately assume all day-to-day operations. Salva will continue as part of the Core Club team. Core Club and 24/7 Gym, 350 Main St., can be reached at 860-349-9100 or visit www. coreclubllc.com.
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Sports Xavier riflery team shines The Xavier High School riflery team, which included Durham residents C.J. Sokol and J.R. Fronc, had a re-
cord-setting season this year. Xavier won the Quinnipiac ship, where the Falcons won The Falcons compiled a 5-1 Conference for the first time for the first time since 2008. record, tallying a record-high since 2009 and qualified to The top five shooters from score of 973 (out of 1,000.) shoot at the state champion- Xavier at states were Mike Acampora (198 out of 200), Dylan Lorence, Riley Lyke, Con Mar-
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The Coginchaug Basketball Club’s fifth grade girls team competed in the CT Shoreline Conference Tournament recently and bested undefeated Marlborough 27-26 in the championship game.
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Sunday, March 13 Community supper - A free community supper is scheduled for Sunday, March 13, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St. Boy Scout Troop 27 plans to prepare the meal, dessert provided by the church. All members of the community are welcome.
Monday, March 14 60+ Club - “The Durham 60+ Club is scheduled to meet Monday, March 14,
1:30 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St.. A blood pressure clinic is scheduled for 1 p.m. Kim Terrill plans to demonstrate Easter truffles. The meeting is open to the public. New members are welcome.
Tuesday, March 15 Get Stitchy - Get Stitchy, for those who crochet, knit, quilt or sew, is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. Bring your project, sewing machine and extension cord. All are welcome. For more informa-
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Revolution plan to be available to answer questions about applications. Admission is free. Bring a laptop to explore our electronic resources. For more information, call the library at 860-346-4375 or visit www. godfrey.org.
Sunday, March 20 Movie - Coginchaug Area Transition has scheduled a showing “Promised Land” for Sunday, March 20, 7 p.m., at the Middlefield Federated Church. The film is based on a small town’s efforts to come to grips with those who would like to “frack” within their borders. The movie is free and open to all.
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Upperclassmen Perks Put into Play By Ava Altschuler
On March 1, Coginchaug Principal Brian Falcone plans to start setting the CRHS maintenance and building team to work on removing countertops and possibly painting walls in room 116 to reconstruct the area into a specialty “Upperclassmen Lounge”. Since space is often limited and crammed in the sunroom of the library due to an abundance of students in flex study halls, Mr. Falcone is putting the idea of an improved, premium location into action, strictly for juniors and seniors. In order to be allowed into the lounge, upperclassmen must hold the same minimum grade requirements as having a flex study hall (juniors cannot receive any grade below a C- for quarter grades, and seniors cannot receive any grade below a D- for quarter grades). “The privilege of the lounge will definitely help to prevent senior slide,” senior Paige Koba claimed. Bungee chairs, couches, coffee tables, five or six computers, and a projector to play DVDs and
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connect to game systems may be provided in this peaceful yet entertaining workspace. “Since the furniture is easily moveable, I’m leaving it up to students to decide the layout of the room,” noted Mr. Falcone. “Whatever you guys would like to decorate the area with can be considered,” he said. Ordering furniture this week, Falcone has high hopes of being able to complete the Upperclassmen Lounge before the Washington, DC trip marked for March 20. “I’m really excited for the lounge since it’s a special addition just for juniors and seniors,” said senior Danny Gavrilovic. This new lounge will create an alternative location for juniors and seniors who are crowding in the library and will utilize a computer lab room that is no longer regularly put to use by students, in the advent of one-to-one personal computers. “This will be a good place for the seniors to relax from the stress of the college process.” -Senior Jordan Olivieri
Everybody says it. Everybody thinks it. It’s even portrayed as disgusting mush in movies. Yes, I’m talking about school lunches, particularly high school and younger. But things have turned around in the small school of Coginchaug. We now have desirable food! Let’s start back in 2010 with Michelle Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which pushed for schools to offer a healthier choice of what kids could purchase from the school lunchroom. In the Act, it states a school must “[set] minimal healthy standards for school wellness
policies”. Our school of Coginchaug fully adopted this policy in 2013. But even then, the healthy choices were still your typical “gross lunch food.” I remember having the choice of red delicious apples and mixed vegetables; however, those apples were mushy or mixed carrots and peas were very rubbery. I watched as my fellow high schoolers treated the healthy food as a poison because it looked so displeasing. They would purposely leave it behind or throw it out as soon as they paid because every second it was in the presence of their other some-
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Coginchaug students wait in line to order their lunch wraps. Photo by Zac Schleicher
what edible food, it was poisoning it. In 2014, the food at Coginchaug was a little better. They still offered the same healthy food options like apples and mixed vegetables but also added more to the menu. The apples were less mushy; the wraps and salads were fresher. It was a good improvement and a much needed one. This is what it was supposed to be like when we first adopted Michelle Obama’s policy.
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OPINION: From Lackluster School Lunches to Popular Craving We didn’t just settle for minimal standards either. “We get some of the best quality deli goods,” said CRHS Kitchen Manager Jane Schmitt. “We’ve been buying Boar’s Head meats and cheeses to make the wraps even better.” Now we’re in the school year of 2015-2016. Recently during X-Block, a new healthy breakfast food has started congesting the cafeteria. I’m talking about those delicious bagels. The bagels are booming at Coginchaug, making the breakfast lines extremely long and crowded. Everybody is rushing to be first to get their cream cheese bagels. Now not only are lines during lunch long because everybody wants a wrap but also during X-Block because everyone wants a customizable bagel for breakfast. I think it’s safe to say
that Coginchaug is finally heading in the direction of healthy, tasty lunch food. I’m proud to say we are breaking the tradition of lunchroom food being mushy piles of slop. We have actual desirable food to eat now, but that new increase in demand created an unforeseen problem. Our lunch lines are out of date. The demand for wraps are at an all-time high. People want their food, but the lines are too jam-packed both incoming and outgoing. I’ve sat with people who wait until midway through lunch to get up to go get their wrap because the line is so dense. So, I suggest that we create a second line for ordering your wraps since we already have two cash registers running. When the bagels received a second line during X-block in January, the transition
from one line to two was very easy for the lunch staff and beneficial to the students. One line served more customizable bagels while the other served plain with cream cheese. It was implemented during the midterms to see how it would work out and has remained in the routine since then because it was a great success. Mrs. Schmitt agreed that it would be great to be able to serve the students wraps in two separate lines. Two lines would make the flow of customers easier to handle and result in less pressure on her lunch staff; there also would be less build up of students waiting to order. After tossing ideas back and forth that would work for both the students and the school, the final verdict was that if there is to be a second wrap station
Students buy bagels during X-block with the new, functional two-line system. Photo by Zac Schleicher
at lunch, it would be combined with the salad station, and like the second bagel line, it would have less customization, which makes sense because that new line is combining salad buyers and wrap buyers, so the vegetables put into each meal have to work either way. In this new proposed line, you would still be able to get your basic meats and cheeses along
with your average vegetables; you would only be missing out on a very select few toppings. Now that this idea has been laid out before us, it’s time to apply this new theory for a second wrap line just as we did for the bagel line. I believe that just like the bagels, the students will adapt to having a second line, and both the students and the school will be happy with the results.
Change for Change: Pennies for Patients CRHS Aims to Support LLS this March By Zac Schleicher On Tuesday, March 1, Helping Hands kicked off their campaign to raise moeny for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Throughout March, there will be an announcement each morning about the mission of LLS, and donations will be collected in homeroom.
“Today... A mom cam home after a bone marrow transplant to hug her kids.”
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OPINION: US Problems in Short: Potent Pollution
OPINION: Save the Earth. Stop Consuming Fossil Fuels
By Carson Aitken
By Spencer McCoy
If you really don’t like someone, forget putting coal in their stocking. Give them coal ash! Coal ash is a byproduct from burning coal, which contains some of the worst carcinogens in the world. Coal is what our country runs on and has been running on for decades. For example, any time you see a factory or power plant with giant chimney stacks billowing out smoke, that smoke is from burning coal. So with decades of burning coal comes decades of coal ash. According to the Energy Information Administration, there are approximately 642 coal burning power plants across 48 states. With all this hazardous coal ash, there is still no safe way to store it, as learned from the Dan River spill in North Carolina. In 2014, 82,000 tons of coal ash polluted 27 million gallons of water due to seepage from the Duke power plant’s coal ash pond and will continue to pollute as the ash sits in the river. Also, the heavy metals that coal ash has in it will then end up in any food that comes from the river and any water around the polluted river. “Some of the most popular ways of storing coal ash is in impoundments or ponds,” said Dr. Barbara Gottlieb, Director of Environment and Health at Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), where she guides PSR’s work on climate, energy and toxics. She goes on to say that “exposing coal ash to water is the worst way to store it.” Gottlieb explains
that the carcinogens in the ash mix with the water and can then travel through the ground. With few regulations on ways to dispose of coal ash, energy companies can let the hazardous ash sit in a pond where the ash has the ability to seep into nearby rivers, ponds, and even homeowners’ drinking water. But what’s most concerning is how we still burn all this coal, even though we know the byproduct, coal ash, contains arsenic, chromium and lead. The town of Durham outlawed the use of Roundup, a weed killer, because of the dangerous carcinogens and the amount of damage and pollution it can cause. Also, Durham had a huge “solar revolution” with many houses going solar not only to save money on electricity but to stop burning fossil fuels and cut back on pollution. But with the amount of pollution that is produced every day, it’s nearly impossible to make any progress in making a healthier planet. There is some progress being made though, with 215 Fortune 500 businesses setting goals to become “greener”. These 215 businesses “set targets in one of three categories: greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency and renewable energy. When narrowed to just the Fortune 100, 60 percent of the companies have set the same clean energy goals,” according to Lucas Mearian, writer for computerworld.com. Hopefully, this will be the frontier to a “green rush”.
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According to the US According to Pacific Energy Information AdEnvironment, an interministration (EIA), fossil national organization fuel sources make up focused on protecting the 80 percent of the United living environment of the States energy consumpPacific Rim, coal burning tion. They are one of the “causes asthma and other most used resources in health problems, destroys the world. These natural the environment and fuels provide power for releases toxic mercury into everyone’s homes and communities”. Coal is the heat for their houses, as main source for electricity well as fuel for transporta- worldwide and emits more tion. Even though modern CO2 than any other fossil life would not be possible fuel when burned. Accordwithout them, fossil fuels ing to the Institute for are destroying the environ- Energy Research, the US ment. has over 10 trillion tons The burning of fossil of in-place coal resources fuels emits toxic chemicals and is the second highest that are causing global coal producer in the world, warming and killing spebehind China. cies. The most prominent In the past few years, chemical (CO2) creates people in the community a greenhouse effect by have been more aware of trapping too much heat in our nation’s environmenour atmosphere. Animals tal problems. The “Solarize which rely on the cold Durham” project offered weather, such as polar residents of Durham, Conbears, are drowning benecticut free installation cause the glaciers in their of solar panels on their habitat are melting and houses to save money and becoming too far to swim. the environment. AccordThe Natural Resources ing to the “Be Free Solar” Defense Council predicts company, there are curat the current rate, more rently over 117 homes in than 1 million species the town who have gone could go extinct by 2050 solar, generating 1 megafrom increasing climate watt of renewable energy. temperatures. Every day, One Durham resident, people are too worried about how much it will cost to fill their tank with gas, that they are not thinking of the negative impact they make when they consume these fuels. Many people who acknowledge our pollution problem are switching to electric and hybrid automobiles. This does help to lessen the need for gasoline but not all fossil fuels. Electric cars are manufactured in factories overseas which require large amounts of electric power. This power comes mainly from coal-burning Drawing by Carson Aiken power plants which are not clean-burning by any means.
Carson Aitken, made the switch to solar power in 2013 and says, “My family is only paying $16 per month for electricity, and the solar panels will soon pay themselves off.” Converting to solar power is a smart and affordable step towards eliminating fossil fuel consumption on a small scale. If every city in the US “solarized”, we could make a change to benefit generations to come. We need to find new sources of clean and renewable energy so that one day we don’t use all the fossil fuels on earth. The only way we can make a difference in this world problem is if we make changes on a personal scale. Carpooling or taking the bus are easy ways to reduce fuel consumption. For example, CTrides.com is a company which offers commuting resources to people around the state of Connecticut. By offering bus, train, and carpooling services, the company has “cut down on over 6.7 million gallons of gasoline and saved people over 80 million dollars,” according to their website.
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“Good News” for RSD13 Press Release from CRHS Music Department Submitted by Mr. John DeMayo The CRHS Music Department is happy to announce that this year’s school musical is the classic 1927 Broadway hit “Good News”. The story is set in the Roaring Twenties at Tait College, where football star Tom Marlowe falls in love with studious Connie Lane, who is tutoring him so that he can pass astronomy and be eligible to play in the big game. You get it; lots of corn and good laughs. Good News spawned two films and many local and Broadway revivals. The score features musical favorites such as “Keep Your Sunny Side Up”, “Button Up Your
Overcoat“, “Together,” and “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries.” It proved to be DeSylva, Brown, and Ray Henderson’s biggest hit musical, and we’re hoping that you will be as excited about attending one of the performances as we are. Chorus teacher Ms. Lisa Larsen has already begun rehearsals, and Instrumental Music Teacher Mr. Dean Coutsouridis will soon be working with the pit band to rehearse the instrumental accompaniment. The performance dates are April 7-9, and more inBella Coviello, Lauren Badin and Jesse Nelson work on formation about the show choreography for “Varsity Drag”. and tickets will be released Photo by Ms. Lisa Larsen as we get closer to April. Until the curtain rises, Keep Your Sunny Side Up!
CRHS Seniors: Scholarship Application Deadline March 18 The CRHS Scholarship Fund is accepting applications from any graduating senior who will be pursuing higher education. For more information, visit www.rsd13ct.org/schools/ crhs/srhs-guid/index.html. Email questions to the committee at crhsscholarshipfund@gmail.com. (Applicants with last names A through M, deadline is 8:50 am; applicants with last names N through Z, deadline is 12:35 pm) No late applications will be accepted.
45th-Annual Scholarship Social By Stephanie Tang
Patrick Holden playing the third string fullback lines up across from defensive nose tackle Stefan Marczuk. Egads! Photo by Ms. Lisa Larsen
The CRHS Scholarship Committee is a non-profit organization that assists graduating seniors pursuing higher education via scholarships. The three types of scholarships offered are those formed by clubs and businesses, those from community organizations, and named funds honoring the memory of individuals. A standard scholarship is awarded to all those who apply; funding comes from the Durham Fair Banana Booth and the annual social and silent auction. This year’s social offers an open bar and a variety of food served buffet style: chicken entrée, beef entrée, vegetables, potatoes, pasta and dessert. Scholarship Social Coordinator Michelle Niedemann said the types of items being auctioned this year are “from local businesses: gym memberships,
gift certificates to restaurants, oil changes, day spas, hotel stays, a Thimble Island cruise, signed jerseys, fishing trips, wine tastings, TV station tours, New York City adventures, a varsity jacket from Home Team Supply, and brunches at Water’s Edge”. This year, the Scholarship Social & Silent Auction is on Friday, April 1 at The Crystal Ballroom in Middletown, CT from 7:00 p.m. to midnight. For more information, contact Niedemann at niedmannm29@gmail.com.
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Mr. Coginchaug 2016 By Larissa Cade
Who will be crowned?
Emma Ackerman
Westly Benjunas
Patrick Holden
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March 18, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. Julian B. Thayer Auditorium Tickets: $7
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CRHS SPORTS UPDATES
Hockey
Cheerleading
By Taylor Marino
By Taylor Marino
The Lyman Hall/Haddam-Killingworth/ Coginchaug hockey team put an end to their season last Friday at their senior night. It was a tie 0-0 against Wethersfield/ Rocky Hill/ Middletown. This year, the team was coached by Rich Minnix with an overall record of 11-6-3 and a league record of 9-3-2. The team will be losing five seniors, including Jake Martinez from Coginchaug. “It’s been great being able to be a part of this team, Martinez said. “My favorite part of hockey is being able to spend time with my teammates.” The Blue Devil cheerleaders have had a breakout season. After the first two warm-up competitions at Quinnipiac University and West Haven High School in January, the girls placed fifth out of 14 teams at the Central CT State University Devil’s Dare competition on Feb. 13. The top gun stunt group took home first place. On Feb. 27, the team placed third at the New England Cheerleading Association (NECA) annual competition while the top gun group placed fourth. Senior co-captain Ava Altschuler won the $500 NECA senior scholarship essay contest. Altschuler was named All-State while junior Marissa Bizzario earned Second-Team All-Shoreline honors. Photo by Saige Avery
Boys Basketball By Brennan Bates During Shorelines, boys basketball lost their first round against Westbrook on Saturday, Feb. 26. On Monday, Feb. 22, the Devils played at the Jake Salafia Gymnasium and gave it their all against Cromwell. They lost the game by just one point. After this defeat, the boys vowed to win their last game. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, the Devils played their Senior Night at home. The Devils came out onto the court, ready to battle. They were victorious in defeating HMTCA on their home turf. Their first round of States is Monday, March 7 at home against Litchfield.
The top gun stunt group consisted of (left to right) Lauren Donnelly, Katelynn Branciforte, (coach Marissa Barletta), Marissa Bizzario, Jacquelyn Stevens and Ava Altschuler. Cheerleading photos by Rebecca Suchy
Swimming
Photo by Rebecca Suchy
For a swimming update check out the Devil’s Advocate website at crhsnews.com.
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CRHS Athletic Dept. Press Release: CIAC Scholar-Athletes Congratulations to Shaun Whitaker and Kyle Adams for being recognized as Coginchaug Regional High School’s 2016 CIAC Scholar-Athlete Award winners! The Scholar-Athlete Program annually recognizes two high school seniors, one boy and one girl, from each member high school, whose academic and athletic careers have been exemplary, whose personal standards and achievements are a model to others, and who possess high levels of integrity, self-discipline and courage. Since its inception, the Annual Connecticut High School ScholarAthlete Awards Program and Banquet has honored over four-thousand outstanding graduating seniors in Connecticut high schools. It has become the premier annual event in Connecticut’s education community, looked forward to by the member high schools of Connecticut as the opportunity to recognize student excellence in academics, athletics and school and community leadership. Last year there were over 1,650 attendees at the banquet.
Kyle Adams, also a Senior, has been a four year participant in the sports of Boys Soccer and Baseball here at Coginchaug, where he also served as team captain. He was a member of the 2015 Shoreline Champion Baseball team and was a three-year varsity starter for Boys Soccer and Baseball. During his freshman and sophomore years he also participated in Boys Basketball and Boys Indoor Track. He’s been a varsity letter winner and won numerous awards for his athletic capabilities. As a member of the National Honor Society, Kyle has proven to be an outstanding academic student throughout his four years here at Coginchaug. He is a member of the Captains Council, and has served many community service hours for the school district and the Durham community.
Senior, Shaun Whitaker, has demonstrated outstanding academic high school achievements throughout her high school career that earned her memberships to the Latin and National Honor Societies. She has participated on the Girls Soccer team all four years at Coginchaug. She was named captain of the soccer team her Junior and Senior years and has been a consistent varsity letter winner. Shaun also has participated as a member of the Girls Basketball, Softball and Indoor and Outdoor Track teams. She’s received many awards including the Shoreline 1st team all-conference, 2nd team all-conference, honorable mention and All-State Awards. She was also a national qualifier during her Junior year while participating on the Girls Outdoor Track team. Shaun has demonstrated fine leadership skills and her commitment and many hours of community service has been evident throughout all four years at Coginchaug and throughout the community.
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CRHS SPORTS
Coginchaug’s Addition to the All-New England Team
By William Kurtz
By Morgan Cunningham
Photo by William Kurtz
Gymnastics
The Coginchaug co-op won all their meets this season and placed second in Class M at States.
Photo by Kate Germond
Sam Drop placed third, running the 1600M at a personal best at the New England Championship meet, becoming part of the All-New England team.
Girls Basketball By Larissa Cade The girls basketball team finished their season with a record of 13 wins and 7 losses. Going into the post season, they won in the quarter finals against Westbrook on Feb. 19, then lost in the semifinals on Feb. 24 to Cromwell. Up next in the state tournament, after winning against Woodland Regional this past Saturday, Feb. 26, they play next in the second round of States on March 3 versus Cromwell once again. Basketball photo by Rebecca Suchy; gymnastics photo by Nick Barbieri
Press Release: Cycling Center Starting the week of Feb. 22, the Coginchaug Bicycle Center opened in the Tech-Ed wing to teach the fundamentals of bicycle maintenance and repair. The Coginchaug Bicycle Center will begin operations this week for CRHS students to learn the fundamentals of bicycle maintenance and repair. The program will be an extracurricular activity, with interested students able to visit during study halls or scheduled afterschool hours. The CBC is housed in a section of the former automotive shop in the Tech Ed wing. The Coginchaug Bicycle Center will be a school and community resource for students to learn about bicycle repair, maintenance, and rehabilitation, with the goal of being able to share their knowledge and use their skills for their own development and to help other members of the community, including younger children and people in need. The associated program will emphasize practical mechanical skills, safe use of tools, self-reliance and independence, problem-solving, community and collaboration. The Bicycle Center was funded by a generous grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation and made possible with the support of Pedal Power in Middletown and the assistance of Mr. Robert Francis and the CRHS custodial staff. For more information, contact Mr. Kurtz at wkurtz@rsd13.org.
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Green Olive Diner and Pizzeria Restaurant Town Line Square Shopping Center 477 S Broad St., Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 379- 0927 greenolivediner.com Green Olive creates a memorable dining experience for each guest. This comes from great cuisine, fine wine, comfortable ambiance and impeccable service.
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833 East Center Street Wallingford, CT 06492 203-793-7926 Lunch Buffet Mon-Sat 11:30-2:30. Dinner Mon-Sun 5-10pm. Authentic Indian food from Chicken Tiki Masala to Brinjal Patial, featuring many vegetarian dishes options. Something for everyone!
29 West Main Street Meriden, CT 06450 203-440-1945 search: facebook.com/Mangú-Restaurant Grand Opening. Serving Dominican Cuisine, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specialty Mangu (smashed green plantains, egg, fried cheese, salami or sausage links, onion and red peppers)
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310 Washington Avenue North Haven ,CT 06473 203.234.2530 www.libbyscookies.com A family owned and operated bakery located off I-91 in North Haven. We specialize in Italian pastries, pies, cakes, ice cream and traditional holiday desserts.
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Sports Coginchaug boys hoop nets win No. 12 By Alan Pease
cal boys traveled to the 8-9 Cougars of Haddam-KillingAt a time when wins are worth, always a dicey place really valuable to position to play. Coginchaug kept the teams for postseason play, game close for the first half, the Coginchaug boys basket- trailing 16-13 after one period, ball team failed to get one at and 30-29 at the half. They H-K, but did secure a victory even battled on to take a lead with a Kyle Judson bucket at Valley. Wednesday, Feb. 17, the lo- with three minutes remain-
ing in the third period, but over the rest of that frame, and for the first minute of the final period, they could not find the net. Two Coginchaug misses, two turnovers at the start of the final period, with the arrow pointing to H-K, along with perfect shooting for H-K
in the stretch led to a 13-0 run for the Cougars. The Devils would never recover from that run (the score was 52-42 entering the final period), as after that spell, the deficit never fell to less than nine. In the final two minutes, H-K hit seven of 12 from the charity stripe, and
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Valley missed a three, the Devils missed the front end of a one-and-one, and a Valley possession was deflected out of bounds off Coginchaug to set up the key play of the game. With the Warriors inbounding under their own basket with a half minute to go, they tried to get the ball to a big man under the basket, but Powers darted in front of the inbounds pass from the left, and streaked down the left sideline with the ball, getting fouled at around the halfcourt mark. With the Devils in the bonus, Powers had a key oneand-one opportunity which he took full advantage of, hitting both ends, making it a five-point game. Valley had a couple of additional shots, but Wyskiel secured the rebound from the second, got it to Powers, who heaved the ball to Jack Murphy at the other end of the court. With no defenders in sight, Murphy laid the ball in with only seconds remaining to secure the 43-36 victory. Powers scored 15 points, adding three assists and two steals, one of those the key play of the game. Jack Murphy scored eight, adding seven rebounds, a block and a steal. Griffin Murphy scored five and grabbed five rebounds, also adding a steal. Judson scored seven points, with three assists and two rebounds. Wyskiel was the top rebounder, with 10, adding four points. Sapia scored four points, also contributing an assist and a rebound. Jameson Hunter grabbed three rebounds. Coginchaug improved to 12-6 (10-6 Shoreline Conference.)
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Police seek info on fairgrounds vandalism The Off ice of the Durham Resident State Trooper is investigating a burglary/property damage to a food booth located on the Durham fairgrounds. Entry was made through a side door leading into the attic. There was damage reported to the ceiling sheetrock and items were scattered thoughout the interior of the building. This crime was discovered Feb. 21. Approximately $1,000 of damage to the building was reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham Resident State Trooper, TFC Morello at 860-3992100; larry.morello@ ct.gov. All reported information will remain confidential.
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Library Briefs through Thursday, 10 a.m. to Thursday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 Hands-on program. Mad Hatter Tea Party (6 Library hours: Monday a.m. to 5 p.m. Art exhibit - The art work of to 10 years). Saturday, March through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; closed Friday; Saturday, 10 Terry Oakes Bourret is sched- 12, 2 p.m. Games, crafts based uled to be on display through on “Alice’s Adventures in a.m. to 2 p.m. March 31 at the Durham Public Wonderland.” Programs Kids in the Kitchen (6 to 11 Saturday, March 5, noon: Library. years). Two sessions. WednesPrograms for children Mind reader Keith Zalinger. Science Explorers - Freez- day, March 16 and Wednesday, Registration is required at ing and Thawing (3 to 6 years). March 23, 6:30 p.m. Try new 860-349-3857. Saturday, March 19, noon: Cookbook author Jessica Robinson. Registration is required at 860-349-3857. scheduled for Saturday, April Saturday, April 9, 1 p.m.: Wil- From Page 9 30. Applications are available liam Gannon, local author of To at school guidance offices. Lose But Not Fail. Scholarship Deadline is April 1. For more Registration is required for all programs. The Middlesex Hospi- information, call 860-277-3913. The Durham/MiddlePhonathon tal Vocal Chords is acceptMonday, April 4 through ing applications for its annual field Exchange Club is acWednesday, April 6, 6 to 8 p.m. scholarship(s) to be awarded cepting applications for its Book & Bake Sale to Middlesex County students scholarship, available to gradThe library is accepting do- pursuing a career in nursing or uating senior student resinations of gently used books, music. Applicants must have dents of Durham, Middlefield DVDs, CDs and audiobooks for been accepted at an accred- and Rockfall. For more inforthe annual book sale. No VHS ited college or university. The mation and criteria, contact tapes, magazines, text books or $1,000 scholarships will be Joseph Dooley at jdooley5@ encyclopedias. awarded at the spring concert, comcast.net. The sale is scheduled for Friday, to H 5 p.m. JNGS AH WApril I O15,Rnoon A, C E (a H AHW O fee is charged on Friday) and Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. to 3 P S S G O p.m. O H H F, K Z H D G E N G For all your landscape and masonry needs– Children’s Story Time Design, Installation & Maintenance. Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Friends of the Library BHHO RSB IORA EH AHWO Group The Levi E. Coe Library is X R E N G O looking P S Dto G rejuvenate K O G E. theR S B N G Friends of the Library group. Participants would only be 860.349.0119 to bake occasionally, J P Z Z O asked GIRA A H W. ---------help collect money at the book torrisonstone.com HIC LIC #0566924 sale or place phone calls during the Phone-a-thon in April. The F R E E N Ggroup J 6:6schedules only two meetings per year, so the comAnd let us dig your business out. Commercial snow removal sermitment is minimal. For more CLUE: J = W vices you can count on. Call Randy Whitehouse, 860-349-1904. information or to join, call 860-349-3857. Notary Public available, by WHITEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION INC. appointment only.
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Colored pencil techniques art class The Durham Senior Board has scheduled a series of five art classes for seniors, on Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Durham Activity Center. Students will explore colored pencil and drawing techniques. A fee is charged. For more information and registration, call Sherry Hill at 860-343-6724 or 860-788-3337.
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The Durham Senior Board has scheduled a tea party for Tuesday, March 22, 11 a.m., at the Durham Activity Center.
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Transportation program “Know How to Go” In Durham, a program discussing the transportation options for seniors and those with disabilities is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, 12:45 to 2 p.m., at Durham Activity Center. For more information and to RSVP, call Amanda at 860-349-3153.
Wii Bowling
Wii Bowling is scheduled for Wednesdays, 11 a.m., at the Durham Activity Center. Participants are welcome to stay for lunch, however, reservations are required at 860-349-3153.
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The Durham Senior Board has scheduled a Yoga Tune Up series at the Durham Activity Center. A fee is charged. Four classes will focus on preparing for spring and summer activities. Classes include toning, flexibility, relevant anatomy, guided breath, meditation and deep tissue massage on specially designed therapy balls using The Roll Model Method. Yoga mats required. Some floor ability recommended, though most activities can be modified for chair or standing. All levels welcome. Classes are scheduled from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. as follows: March 10 - Alignment for Spring Activities April 14 - Shoulders and Hips Tune May 12 - Back and Core Tune June 9 - Total Body Tune For more information, call Sherry Hill at Durham Recreation, 860-343-6724; or instructor Katy Forline, 860-930-0890.
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Setback - Setback games are scheduled for Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. For more information on programs and events at the Middlefield Senior Center, call Jaclyn at 860-349-7121 or email j_caturano@middlefield-ct. com. Navigating eBay! - Thursday, March 10, noon to 1:30 p.m. Presentation from Claudia O’Connell on useful information for navigating, bidding and selling on eBay. Registration is required. Call Jaclyn, 860-349-7121. Senior Book Club - The Levi E. Coe Library and Middlefield Senior Center are starting a book club for seniors. An informational meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 18, 1 p.m., at the Middlefield Senior Center. Sign up is required at 860-349-7121. St. Patrick’s Day meal - The Middlefield Senior Center has scheduled a free St. Patrick’s Day meal (catered by the Senior Advisory Board) for Thursday, March 17, at noon. Sign up is required by Monday, March 14 by calling Jaclyn at 860-349-7121.
Fine teas and tea cakes will be served. Attendees may bring a favorite tea cup.
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